Dating Old and Newer Fabrics - a Fascinating Project
Dating fabrics, old and newer, can be a fascinating project. Do you have fabric, either in your stash or in quilts, that you wonder how old it is and where it came from?
I’ve come across fabrics, quilt pieces and whole quilts in my mom’s accumulations and those of my husband’s grandmother. Checking out those fabrics can provide family history and that of an era.
One of the books my daughter uses is Dating Fabrics, A Color Guide 1800-1960 by Eileen Jahnke Trestain. In addition to color pictures of the fabrics, there is information about each era into which the book is divided.
Do you have a favorite fabric dating guide?
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